According to new estimates from MBO Partners’ 2018 State of Independence in America research, 17 million independent workers aspire to someday become digital nomads — a term referencing workers who embrace a location-independent, technology-enabled lifestyle that allows them to travel…
Virtual & Remote
The World Is Full of Unicorns, But You’ll Want to Hire a Guide For the Hunt
Has your HR director ever called someone in the evening, telling them to f-off? I own DistantJob, a unique kind of recruitment agency. We work with companies that are having trouble finding people with the set of skills they need….
How to Read the Virtual Body Language Of Remote Workers
All managers want their teams to be happy and engaged in their jobs. Unfortunately, even the greatest companies will occasionally find themselves with an unhappy employee. Managers know there are certain patterns to look out for that may reveal an…
Keep Your Rock Stars Without Busting the Budget
Here’s a thought bubble: Say you have a “rock star” employee, highly satisfied with his/her job, who came in young and hungry, growing into a superstar over several years with incremental raises, and one day gets woke to the fact they’re…
Choose Technology That Matches Your Culture
Think about this: “We’re primates with phones.” Hardly a revelation. But when you think about it that way, it explains the challenge organizations have relying on technology to foster the connections among remote workers that lead to trust and effective…
Individual Performance Is Not Enough; We Need a Way to Measure Teams
Employee engagement, aligning talent and business strategies; these are perennial problems for HR professionals. Here in the United Kingdom, as far back as 2014 they were among the top three priorities for CHROs , according to an ADP survey. How…
6 Steps to Make Telecommuting Work For You
Does your company offer employees the option to work from a home office? There are a lot of reasons why this could be good for your business, even if it’s something you only occasionally make available to your employees. In…
Use This Checklist to Onboard Your Remote Workers
It can be easy to think of telework as a silver bullet for engagement – what’s more appealing to an employee than rolling out of bed and walking across the hall to work in their pajamas? However, telework is just…
How This 4,100 Employee Company Is Using Facebook to Stay In Touch
Note: SoftServe is a digital services and software development company, headquartered in Austin, Tx and in Lviv, Ukraine. The author, Stuart Logan, is the company’s CHRO. ∼∼∼∼ SoftServe has a history of finding efficient, collaborative and engaging communication tools for…
Survey Shows What You’ll Spend On Expat Managers
The United Kingdom is the most expensive destination among the top-40 financial-hub countries for expatriates from foreign companies. This was one of the findings of the latest MyExpatriate Market Pay survey published annually by my company, ECA International, a leading…
Communication is the Key to Getting the Best From Your 1099s
We all know communication is central to the success of any relationship. So why, then, do so many companies and HR managers have trouble setting effective communication parameters with freelance talent? Part of it could be that most companies simply…
Smart or Dumb? How Your Office is Wired Makes a Difference
How do you picture the workplace 20 years from now? Do offices still exist, or have we completely traded in headquarters for personal quarters? Is the workforce more collaborative or more siloed? More productive or distracted? Is it even human?…
The Benefits Of Going Totally Virtual
By many indications, the office – as so many of us have known it – may be on its way out. Leaders, career experts and workplace consultants are talking and saying things that share a common theme: Is the company…
Ahead For HR: Everything Is Changing This Year
Note: This is part two of two parts. Find the first part here. The new year is upon us, and it’s shaping up to be an even wilder ride than its predecessor. What’s on the horizon, and how can HR…
HR and the Desk-less Revolution
Today’s top talent doesn’t place much value on the traditional workplace status symbols, like a corner office. Instead, skilled members of the modern workforce demand flexibility. According to a recent FlexJobs survey, only 7% of professionals cited their office as…
What Happens When Employees Work Out of Their Car?
It was bound to happen. After years of introducing technologies designed to make your car feel more like a home, some automakers are ready to start converting your vehicle into an office. Indeed, two different auto-related companies have announced Microsoft…
The Cost of Fantasy Football and Other Odds and Ends
Paul Gumbiner is an executive search consultant specializing in the advertising industry. He writes an entertaining blog — View From Madison Avenue — that at times can make you believe Mad Men was a reality show. He recently recounted Ten…
A Conversation With A Pioneering Advocate For Flexible Work
In the field of flexible work, Sara Sutton Fell’s influence is pervasive. She is the CEO and founder of FlexJobs, a career website specializing in job listings for flexible work. She’s also the founder of the online resource for remote…
What Do You Do About “Out Sick” Workers Working From Home?
Technological advancements have greatly increased connectivity for people in different locations, which makes it much easier for employees to carry out their usual job functions from the comfort of their own homes. Although telecommuting has grown in popularity, many employers…
How to Encourage the Entrepreneur On Your Team
As you begin building your business, the people you hire will be pivotal in shaping its culture and maintaining its success. But impressive talent doesn’t always make for impressive results. So the question is: How do you build a strong…